> That take seems naive. A lot of malware works by getting the full consent of the user. Users often have no idea what they’re consenting to or the implications

> That take seems naive. A lot of malware works by getting the full consent of the user. Users often have no idea what they’re consenting to or the implications of it. That's IMO quite the defeatist attitude. Is there any way around this? And if so, who can go that way? In my opinion it's only Microsoft that can unilaterally improve the situation, not the least by letting the user make those decisions in the first place and also have him live with the consequences (loss of time / money). They will learn, especially after experiencing pain due to a wrong decision. A nanny OS that decides by itself won't make the user learn and it will always have loopholes.